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en-usCopyright 2015 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/12/daimler-ramp-up-smart-fortwo-electric-drive-prodution-demand/http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/12/daimler-ramp-up-smart-fortwo-electric-drive-prodution-demand/http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/12/daimler-ramp-up-smart-fortwo-electric-drive-prodution-demand/#commentsFiled under: Green, Plants/Manufacturing, SEAT, ElectricLike Fordin the US, Daimler makes vehicles with different kinds of powertrains in one plant. Over in Hambach, France, around 750 Daimler elves workers put out all the Smart Fortwos in the world, over 1.4 million and counting. Daimler now also makes the Fortwo Electric Drive there, the first series production EV made in Europe. Daimler invested over 200 million euros to expand the plant for the EV model and future products. So far, over 1,000 electric Smarts have been built and Smart head Annette Winkler said that "production is now being continuously ramped up to meet the high customer demand worldwide."

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>daimlerfortwo electric drivehambachsmartsmart fortwoWed, 12 Dec 2012 14:26:00 ESThttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/21082325/article-comments.xmlhttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/2012/12/12/daimler-ramp-up-smart-fortwo-electric-drive-prodution-demand/21082325/article-detail.xml21082325http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/376x212/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fgreen.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2012%2F12%2Fsmart-fortwo-electric-drive-production-628.jpghttp://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/800x450/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fgreen.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2012%2F12%2Fsmart-fortwo-electric-drive-production-628.jpghttp://www.autoblog.com/2012/06/12/next-gen-electric-smart-ed-goes-on-sale-in-germany-battery-lease/http://www.autoblog.com/2012/06/12/next-gen-electric-smart-ed-goes-on-sale-in-germany-battery-lease/http://www.autoblog.com/2012/06/12/next-gen-electric-smart-ed-goes-on-sale-in-germany-battery-lease/#commentsFiled under: Green, Plants/Manufacturing, smart, ElectricAs of today, buyers in Germany will be able to order the new, third-generation Smart Fortwo Electric Drive in either coupe or cabriolet versions. The all-electric models started production in late 2009. What's interesting is that the all-electric coupe will be available for either 18,910 euros ($23,625 U.S. at today's exchange rates) plus a 65-euro-a-month ($81) battery lease or you can flat out buy the car for 23,680 euros ($29,586). The cabrio models cost 22,000 euros ($27,486) with the lease or 26,770 euros ($33,446) outright. The car will go on sale in over 30 other markets later.